{"id":7234,"date":"2026-07-17T09:35:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T16:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/?p=7234"},"modified":"2026-07-20T11:52:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:52:51","slug":"gajin-fujita-celebrates-los-angeles-central-librarys-100th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/gajin-fujita-celebrates-los-angeles-central-librarys-100th-birthday","title":{"rendered":"Gajin Fujita Celebrates Los Angeles\u00a0Central Library&#8217;s 100th Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a63210c1db9b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a63210c1db9b\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1429\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gajin-fujita-la-public-library-2000x1429.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gajin-fujita-la-public-library-2000x1429.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gajin-fujita-la-public-library-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gajin-fujita-la-public-library-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gajin-fujita-la-public-library-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gajin-fujita-la-public-library-2048x1463.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gajin Fujita,<em>&nbsp;100 Years L.A. 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